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<!--paging_filter--><p>To some people, shred guitar is about one thing, and one thing only: the need for speed. The yearn to burn. The desire for <em>fire</em>. </p>
<p>Just the word itself can conjure glorious images of long-haired, pointy-guitar-wielding metalmen, fingers scaling fretboards with dazzling dexterity and furious speed, melody and musicality by damned. And indeed, during the shred zeitgeist of the 1980s, it seemed as if guitarists built up bpms the way Russia and the U.S. stockpiled nukes.</p>
<p>But in fact shred was around well before the Eighties, and it has continued to thrive in the decades since. Because shred guitar is about more than just velocity, or how many notes you can squeeze into a bar of music. And it doesn't necessarily require the use of distortion, electricity or, is some cases, even a pick.</p>
<p>In the following gallery, we present 30 great players from the Golden Era, the Old-School Era and the Modern Era of shred, along with the album and song that best exemplifies their shredding skills. </p>
<p>As these entries attest, shred is about pushing boundaries, exploring the great guitar unknown and, basically, doing really cool stuff that's never been done before. Of course, a bit of sheer, unadulterated fret-burning speed doesn't hurt either.</p>
<p><strong>NOTE: Once again, the photo gallery below is divided into three eras — the Golden Era, the Modern Era and the Old School era — each of which contains 10 albums. The gallery is arranged in that order.</strong></p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
http://www.guitarworld.com/30-greatest-shred-albums-all-time#commentsBrad PaisleyChris BroderickDecember 2010Derek TrucksJoe BonamassaStevie Ray VaughanGuitar World ListsNewsFeaturesMagazineMon, 23 Feb 2015 16:24:02 +0000Richard Bienstock, Andy Aledorthttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/13062Randy Bachman's New Band, Bachman, Premieres "Bad Child," Featuring Joe Bonamassahttp://www.guitarworld.com/randy-bachmans-new-band-bachman-premieres-new-song-bad-child-featuring-joe-bonamassa
<!--paging_filter--><p>Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the premiere of "Bad Child," a new song by Bachman, Randy Bachman's new band.</p>
<p>The song, which is from Bachman's new album, <em>Heavy Blues</em>, features Joe Bonamassa on guitar. You can check it out below.</p>
<p><em>Heavy Blues</em> will be released April 14.</p>
<p>Bachman, the force behind classic Bachman-Turner Overdrive tunes like “Takin’ Care of Business," “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet” and “American Woman," is a major fan of classic Sixties blues rock, and that is evident on <em>Heavy Blues.</em></p>
<p>“I went back and I simplified so many songs,” Bachman said. “I had written so many songs, and Kevin Shirley would say to me, ‘This is really great, but it’s got 12 chords. Take out 10 of them and make it a two-chord song.’ </p>
<p>"And I go, ‘Wow, yeah, but it’s going to change the whole song and the melody line,’ and he’d say, ‘Yeah, so be it. Go and change it.’ So I’d go and change it, and it’d become more of a Bo Diddley thing, like in ‘Confessin’ to the Devil.’”</p>
<p>Bonamassa, Neil Young, Peter Frampton, Robert Randolph, Scott Holiday (Rival Sons), Luke Doucet and the late Jeff Healey contributed their unique guitar licks to various tracks, all of which were written by Bachman.</p>
<p>“They’ve all been heroes, and they’ve all been friends,” Bachman said.</p>
<p>One of the Great White North’s favorite musical sons, Bachman co-founded the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, earning more than 120 gold and platinum albums/singles as a performer and producer and amassing more than 40 million in record sales. He’s also no stranger to garnering Number 1 spots on radio playlists, having done so in more than 20 countries.</p>
<p>For more information, visit <a href="http://www.randybachman.com">randybachman.com.</a> Check out "Bad Child" below, plus an EPK for the new album!</p>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/randy-bachmans-new-band-bachman-premieres-new-song-bad-child-featuring-joe-bonamassa#commentsBachmanJoe BonamassaRandy BachmanNewsTue, 10 Feb 2015 20:45:30 +0000Damian Fanellihttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/23478Joe Bonamassa Posts Fretboard Knowledge Lesson Video for Les Paul Forumhttp://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-posts-fretboard-knowledge-lesson-video-les-paul-forum
<!--paging_filter--><p>Last week, Joe Bonamassa was feeling a bit under the weather, but he still had time—and the desire—to whip up a quick lesson video for the gang on the Les Paul Forum.</p>
<p>"At home nursing a pretty good head cold and sinus infection," wrote Bonamassa January 28 on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JoeBonamassa">his Facebook page.</a> "I was bored and thought I would do a lesson for my friends at <a href="http://www.lespaulforum.com/finalframes/frameset.htm">the Les Paul Forum.</a>"</p>
<p>You can check out his video, which is about fretboard knowledge, below. </p>
<p>Hope you're feeling better, Joe!</p>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-posts-fretboard-knowledge-lesson-video-les-paul-forum#commentsJoe BonamassaVideosNewsLessonsFri, 06 Feb 2015 17:16:22 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/23451Joe Bonamassa Plays 1931 National Duolian Guitar Backstage — Videohttp://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-plays-1931-national-duolian-guitar-backstage-video
<!--paging_filter--><p>Last week — wait, was it last week? Yeah, it was last week — Joe Bonamassa posted a Facebook <a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-shreds-1978-black-and-yellow-stripe-charvel-video">video of himself impressively noodling backstage on a 1978 Charvel</a> black-and-yellow stripe guitar, a guitar long associated with Eddie Van Halen.</p>
<p>This week, Bonamassa posted another backstage Facebook clip; this time, he's playing a <a href="http://www.nationalguitar.com/vintage-national/National-Duolian-1931">1931 National Duolian</a> guitar.</p>
<p>Bonamassa adds:</p>
<p>"Here you go, kids, some backstage fun in Montgomery, Alabama, with a 1931 National Duolian guitar played in the fine hybrid tradition of our friends in Mississippi and Mr. Ry Cooder." </p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p>P.S.: Bonamassa also has released a Christmas song (complete with a new music video). <a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-premieres-lonesome-christmas-music-video">You can hear/watch/download-for-free "Lonesome Christmas" right here.</a> </p>
<p>Although it's a FREE download, for every individual download, Bonamassa will donate money to the Keeping the Blues Alive (KTBA) foundation, a non-profit he founded in 2011 to promote the heritage of the blues, fund music scholarships and supplement the loss of music education in public schools. </p>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-plays-1931-national-duolian-guitar-backstage-video#commentsJoe BonamassaVideosNewsMon, 15 Dec 2014 13:06:46 +0000Damian Fanellihttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/23107Joe Bonamassa Premieres "Lonesome Christmas" Music Videohttp://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-premieres-lonesome-christmas-music-video
<!--paging_filter--><p>Joe Bonamassa has premiered a new Christmas song, a catchy, up-tempo blues rocker called "Lonesome Christmas." He and his band even made a music video to go with it, and you can check it out below.</p>
<p>The song is available as <a href="http://jbonamassa.com/holidays/2014/lonesome-christmas/">a free download here.</a></p>
<p>For every individual download of the song through December 25, Bonamassa will donate money to the Keeping the Blues Alive (KTBA) foundation, a non-profit he founded in 2011 to promote the heritage of the blues, fund music scholarships and supplement the loss of music education in public schools. </p>
<p>Bonamassa’s goal is to raise $25,000; every individual download will help get him closer to that goal.</p>
<p>As always, tell us what you think of the song and video in the comments below or on Facebook. For starters, we appreciate his personalized Gibson Les Paul and his scrumptious Les Paul tone. Do you agree?</p>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-premieres-lonesome-christmas-music-video#commentsJoe BonamassaVideosNewsMon, 15 Dec 2014 03:25:50 +0000Damian Fanellihttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/23105Joe Bonamassa Shreds on 1978 Black-and-Yellow Stripe Charvel — Videohttp://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-shreds-1978-black-and-yellow-stripe-charvel-video
<!--paging_filter--><p>Late last week, Joe Bonamassa posted the following video on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JoeBonamassa">his Facebook page.</a></p>
<p>"Here is some a backstage partying with an original 1978 Charvel black-and-yellow stripe guitar just like Mr Van Halen's," Bonamassa wrote as part of the post. </p>
<p>"No red M&amp;Ms, no dancing girls, just a bunch of Diet Cokes and reverb."</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-shreds-1978-black-and-yellow-stripe-charvel-video#commentsCharvelFMIC Specialty BrandsJoe BonamassaVideosNewsMon, 08 Dec 2014 15:58:33 +0000Guitar World Staffhttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/23053Jim Dunlop Effect Pedal Throwdown, Round 2: Zakk Wylde Cry Baby Vs. Joe Bonamassa Cry Babyhttp://www.guitarworld.com/jim-dunlop-effect-pedal-throwdown-round-2-zakk-wylde-cry-baby-vs-joe-bonamassa-cry-baby
<!--paging_filter--><p>GuitarWorld.com's latest readers poll—the first annual Jim Dunlop Effect Pedal Throwdown—has reached Round 2!</p>
<p>For the past month, we've been pitting Dunlop, MXR and Way Huge pedals against each other in a no-holds-barred shootout. Now the competition is guaranteed to get even tougher.</p>
<p>Therefore, we're pulling out all the stomps! Sixteen stompboxes will go head to head — or toe to toe, if you prefer — leading up to the king of Dunlop/MXR/Way Huge pedals.</p>
<p>You can check out the current bracket — with all 32 competing pedals that starting things off in Round 1 — in the <a href="https://www.scribd.com/">Scribd.com</a> window below (Be sure to click on the "full screen" button in the lower-right-hand corner to expand the bracket). </p>
<p>The bracket is updated after (almost) every matchup, and matchups will take place pretty much every day, excluding weekends. Each competing pedal will accompanied by a demo video created by the Jim Dunlop company, and you'll always find a photo gallery of the competing pedals at the bottom of each matchup.</p>
<h1>Today's Matchup</h1>
<p>In today's matchup, the <strong>Dunlop ZW95 Zakk Wylde Signature Cry Baby</strong> goes foot to foot against the <strong>Dunlop JB95 Joe Bonamassa Signature Cry Baby</strong>. Start voting below!</p>
<p><Strong>YESTERDAY'S RESULTS</strong>: Yesterday, the <strong>Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face</strong> (51.23 percent) just barely defeated the <strong>Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face</strong> (48.77 percent) to advance to the next round! <a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/jim-dunlop-effect-pedal-throwdown">To see all the matchups that have taken place so far, head HERE.</a> Thanks for voting!</p>
<h1>Meet the Combatants</h1>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/zw45-zakk-wylde-signature-wah">Dunlop Zakk Wylde Signature Cry Baby Wah</a></strong></p>
<p>Modern Cry Baby Master Zakk Wylde and Dunlop have joined forces to deliver the toughest, meanest wah pedal on the planet. Built from the ground up with great tone and rugged durability in mind, this pedal can stand up to the crushing stomp of metal's reigning king of lead guitar. </p>
<p>The Wylde Wah features a heavy-duty raw-metal casing and road worthy components to withstand years of ass-kicking abuse. With guts that have been finely tuned to Zakk's specs, this wah is specially voiced to deliver an extra thick and cutting tone. </p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/JB95-Bonamassa-Cry-Baby">Dunlop JB95 Joe Bonamassa Signature Cry Baby</a></strong></p>
<p>Whether he’s blazing through the blues on his own or rocking with Black Country Communion, Joe Bonamassa’s playing is fiery, deep, and powerful. And when he really wants to express himself in a solo, he steps on a Cry Baby wah. That’s why we at Dunlop worked with Joe to develop the Joe Bonamassa Signature Cry Baby, specially engineered to fit in perfectly with Joe’s system, from the way it looks to the way it sounds. </p>
<p>On the outside, it sports a classy copper top with a smooth-finish black body. On the inside, it features large, vintage-style thru-hole components, a Halo inductor (for added harmonic content), an output buffer (to prevent impedance imbalance with vintage fuzz pedals), and a switch for true-bypass or non-true-bypass operation (Joe prefers non-True Bypass as it darkens the high end). With its huge vocal sweep range, this is one of the most expressive Cry Babys ever, and it’s Joe’s tool of choice to accentuate every soulful bend and bluesy wail. “The first pedal I ever purchased was a Cry Baby, 25 years ago,” he says. “I am so honored to have my name on this pedal and hope it brings you as much fun as it brings me every night on stage.”</p>
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<h1>Voting Closed!</h1>
<p>The <strong>Dunlop Zakk Wylde Cry Baby</strong> (51.76 percent) just barely defeated the <strong>Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face</strong> (48.24 percent) to advance to the next round! <a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/jim-dunlop-effect-pedal-throwdown">To see all the current matchup and the matchups that have taken place so far, head HERE.</a> Thanks for voting!</p>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/jim-dunlop-effect-pedal-throwdown-round-2-zakk-wylde-cry-baby-vs-joe-bonamassa-cry-baby#commentsJim DunlopJim Dunlop Effect Pedal ThrowdownJoe BonamassaPollPollsZakk WyldeEffectsNewsFeaturesGearWed, 12 Nov 2014 15:07:33 +0000Damian Fanellihttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/22836Jim Dunlop Effect Pedal Throwdown, Round 2: Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face Vs. Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Facehttp://www.guitarworld.com/jim-dunlop-effect-pedal-throwdown-round-2-jimi-hendrix-fuzz-face-vs-joe-bonamassa-fuzz-face
<!--paging_filter--><p>GuitarWorld.com's latest readers poll—the first annual Jim Dunlop Effect Pedal Throwdown—has reached Round 2!</p>
<p>For the past month, we've been pitting Dunlop, MXR and Way Huge pedals against each other in a no-holds-barred shootout. Now the competition is guaranteed to get even tougher.</p>
<p>Therefore, we're pulling out all the stomps! Sixteen stompboxes will go head to head — or toe to toe, if you prefer — leading up to the king of Dunlop/MXR/Way Huge pedals.</p>
<p>You can check out the current bracket — with all 32 competing pedals that starting things off in Round 1 — in the <a href="https://www.scribd.com/">Scribd.com</a> window below (Be sure to click on the "full screen" button in the lower-right-hand corner to expand the bracket). </p>
<p>The bracket is updated after (almost) every matchup, and matchups will take place pretty much every day, excluding weekends. Each competing pedal will accompanied by a demo video created by the Jim Dunlop company, and you'll always find a photo gallery of the competing pedals at the bottom of each matchup.</p>
<h1>Today's Matchup</h1>
<p>In today's matchup (which happens to be the first Round 2 matchup), the <strong>Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face</strong> goes foot to foot against the <strong>Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face</strong>. Start voting below!</p>
<p><Strong>YESTERDAY'S RESULTS</strong>: Yesterday, the <strong>Dunlop GCB95F Cry Baby Classic Wah Wah</strong> (62.56 percent) crushed the <strong>Dunlop CGB95 Cry Baby Wah Wah</strong> (37.44 percent) to advance to the next round! <a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/jim-dunlop-effect-pedal-throwdown">To see all the matchups that have taken place so far, head HERE.</a> Thanks for voting!</p>
<h1>Meet the Combatants</h1>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/jhf1-jimi-hendrix-fuzz-face">Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face Distortion Info</a></strong></p>
<p>Hendrix was the master of fuzz, an artist with many subtle shadings at his command. His love affair with the legendary Fuzz Face pedal began in the early days of the Experience and continued to evolve throughout his brief but blazing career. The Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face is a meticulously faithful reproduction of the 1969-70 Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face that Jimi used on classic albums like Band of Gypsys. Dunlop's engineering department examined hoards of vintage Fuzz Faces, honing in on a few units which possessed that unmistakable Jimi voodoo. </p>
<p>The Hendrix Fuzz Face is built around the toneful BC108 silicon transistor. It is authentic in every detail, a handwired brown circuit board with no solder mask and circuitry carefully matched to the original specs. The look is 100% accurate too, that groovy circular chassis with tooled clones of the original Fuzz Face knobs in the rare and vintage turquoise hammertone finish. A truly playable collectable for any Hendrix or Fuzz Face fanatic.</p>
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<strong><a href="http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/JBF3B-Bonamassa-Fuzz-Face">Dunlop JBF3B Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face</a></strong></p>
<p>Hand wired using NOS Russian military germanium transistors, this pedal is voiced specifically for Joe's humbucker-driven tone, adding sustain and thickness for a rich, creamy fuzz. True bypass, with replicas of vintage top hat knobs, and a deep and rich gloss black finish. </p>
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<h1>Voting Closed!</h1>
<p>The <strong>Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face</strong> (51.23 percent) just barely defeated the <strong>Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face</strong> (48.77 percent) to advance to the next round! <a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/jim-dunlop-effect-pedal-throwdown">To see the current matchup and all the matchups that have taken place so far, head HERE.</a> Thanks for voting!</p>
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<!--paging_filter--><p>It's time to compare the mettle of Jim Dunlop pedals!</p>
<p>In GuitarWorld.com's latest readers poll — the first annual Jim Dunlop Effect Pedal Throwdown — we're pitting Dunlop, MXR and Way Huge pedals against each other in a no-holds-barred shootout. </p>
<p>Yes, we're pulling out all the stomps! Thirty-two stompboxes will go head to head — or toe to toe, if you prefer — culminating with the crowning of the king of Dunlop pedals.</p>
<p>You can check out the beginning bracket — with all 32 competing pedals — in the <a href="https://www.scribd.com/">Scribd.com</a> window below (Be sure to click on the "full screen" button in the lower-right-hand corner to expand the bracket). </p>
<p>The bracket will be updated after every matchup, and matchups will take place pretty much every day. Each competing pedal will accompanied by a demo video created by the Jim Dunlop company, and you'll always find a photo gallery of the competing pedals at the bottom of each matchup.</p>
<h1>Today's Matchup</h1>
<p>In today's matchup, the <strong>Dunlop JBF3B Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face</strong> goes foot to foot against the <strong>Dunlop EJF1 Eric Johnson Fuzz Face</strong>. Start voting below!</p>
<p><Strong>YESTERDAY'S RESULTS</strong>: Yesterday, the <strong>Way Huge WHE 301 Fat Sandwich Distortion</strong> (58.26 percent) handily defeated the <strong>Way Huge WHE201 Pork Loin Overdrive</strong> (41.74 percent) and advanced to the next round! <a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/jim-dunlop-effect-pedal-throwdown">To see all the matchups that have taken place so far, head HERE.</a> Thanks for voting!</p>
<h1>Meet the Combatants</h1>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/eric-johnson-signature-fuzz-face">Dunlop EJF1 Eric Johnson Fuzz Face</a></strong></p>
<p>No one cares more about tone than Eric Johnson, and his choice for getting sweet, singing lead tones is the Eric Johnson Signature Fuzz Face. EJ worked closely with Fuzz Face guru Jeorge Tripps to create his signature pedal. It is inspired by EJ’s prized personal Fuzz Faces and is built to his incredibly strict specifications, featuring hand-selected BC183 silicon transistors (for higher gain), custom repro ’68-’69 knobs, and a vintage-style hammertone finish. </p>
<p>The result: a beautifully dynamic, expressive, and powerful pedal. “I first heard the Fuzz Face when I was about 12 and loved playing through it,” he says. “It’s the classic tone used by Jimi Hendrix, one of my greatest influences. No other pedal gets this type of sound. It’s the pinnacle of psychedelic fuzz.”</p>
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<strong><a href="http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/JBF3B-Bonamassa-Fuzz-Face">Dunlop JBF3B Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face</a></strong></p>
<p>Hand wired using NOS Russian military germanium transistors, this pedal is voiced specifically for Joe's humbucker-driven tone, adding sustain and thickness for a rich, creamy fuzz. True bypass, with replicas of vintage top hat knobs, and a deep and rich gloss black finish. </p>
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<h1>Voting Closed!</h1>
<p>The <strong>Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face</strong> (66.58 percent) destroyed the <strong>Dunlop Eric Johnson Fuzz Face</strong> (33.42) and advanced to the next round! <a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/jim-dunlop-effect-pedal-throwdown">To see the current matchup and all the matchups that have taken place so far, head HERE.</a> Thanks for voting!</p>
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<!--paging_filter--><p>It's time to compare the mettle of Jim Dunlop pedals!</p>
<p>In GuitarWorld.com's latest readers poll — the first annual Jim Dunlop Effect Pedal Throwdown — we're pitting Dunlop, MXR and Way Huge pedals against each other in a no-holds-barred shootout. </p>
<p>Yes, we're pulling out all the stomps! Thirty-two stompboxes will go head to head — or toe to toe, if you prefer — culminating with the crowning of the king of Dunlop pedals.</p>
<p>You can check out the beginning bracket — with all 32 competing pedals — in the <a href="https://www.scribd.com/">Scribd.com</a> window below (Be sure to click on the "full screen" button in the lower-right-hand corner to expand the bracket). </p>
<p>The bracket will be updated after every matchup, and matchups will take place pretty much every day. Each competing pedal will accompanied by a demo video created by the Jim Dunlop company, and you'll always find a photo gallery of the competing pedals at the bottom of each matchup.</p>
<h1>Today's Matchup</h1>
<p>In today's matchup, the <strong>Dunlop JC95 Jerry Cantrell Signature Cry Baby</strong> goes foot to foot against the <strong>Dunlop JB95 Joe Bonamassa Signaturee Cry Baby</strong> pedal. Start voting below!</p>
<p><Strong>YESTERDAY'S RESULTS</strong>: Yesterday, the <strong>MXR M104 Distortion+</strong> (53.15 percent) defeated the <strong>MXR M116 Fullbore Metal</strong> (46.85 percent) and advanced to the next round! <a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/jim-dunlop-effect-pedal-throwdown">To see all the matchups that have taken place so far, head HERE.</a> Thanks for voting!</p>
<h1>Meet the Combatants</h1>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/jc95-jerry-cantrell-wah">Dunlop JC95 Jerry Cantrell Signature Cry Baby</a></strong></p>
<p>One of the most influential guitarists to come out of the Seattle rock scene, Jerry Cantrell's epic riffs and searing tone have been the driving force behind Alice in Chains since the late 80's. His melancholy wah-drenched melodies in modern classics like "Man in the Box" and "The Rooster" left an indelible mark on a generation of guitarists. </p>
<p>Jerry favored wah-wahs with a wider, darker response, and Dunlop has painstakingly replicated that moody sound to create his signature pedal. It's custom-voiced for a tight, punchy heel-down tone and a rugged side-control knob lets you fine tune the toe-down frequency. And with its antique, oxidized "road worn" brass casting and custom Alice in Chains tread, this is one pedal that looks as great as it sounds.</p>
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<p>Whether he’s blazing through the blues on his own or rocking with Black Country Communion, Joe Bonamassa’s playing is fiery, deep, and powerful. And when he really wants to express himself in a solo, he steps on a Cry Baby wah. That’s why we at Dunlop worked with Joe to develop the Joe Bonamassa Signature Cry Baby, specially engineered to fit in perfectly with Joe’s system, from the way it looks to the way it sounds. </p>
<p>On the outside, it sports a classy copper top with a smooth-finish black body. On the inside, it features large, vintage-style thru-hole components, a Halo inductor (for added harmonic content), an output buffer (to prevent impedance imbalance with vintage fuzz pedals), and a switch for true-bypass or non-true-bypass operation (Joe prefers non-True Bypass as it darkens the high end). With its huge vocal sweep range, this is one of the most expressive Cry Babys ever, and it’s Joe’s tool of choice to accentuate every soulful bend and bluesy wail. “The first pedal I ever purchased was a Cry Baby, 25 years ago,” he says. “I am so honored to have my name on this pedal and hope it brings you as much fun as it brings me every night on stage.”</p>
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<h1>Voting Closed!</h1>
<p>The <strong>Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Signature Cry Baby</strong> (50.67 percent) just barely defeated the <strong>Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Signature Cry Baby</strong> (49.33 percent) and advanced to the next round! <a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/tags/jim-dunlop-effect-pedal-throwdown">To see the current matchup and all the matchups that have taken place so far, head HERE.</a> Thanks for voting!</p>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/jim-dunlop-effect-pedal-throwdown-round-1-jerry-cantrell-signature-cry-baby-vs-joe-bonamassa-signature-cry-baby#commentsJerry CantrellJim DunlopJim Dunlop Effect Pedal ThrowdownJoe BonamassaPollPollsEffectsNewsFeaturesGearMon, 27 Oct 2014 15:30:09 +0000Damian Fanellihttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/22667Joe Bonamassa Talks Fender Strats and His New Album, 'Different Shades of Blue'http://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-talks-fender-strats-and-his-new-album-different-shades-blue
<!--paging_filter--><p><strong><em>This is an excerpt from the December 2014 issue of </em>Guitar World<em>. For the rest of this Joe Bonamassa story, plus features on Slipknot, Slash, Lenny Kravitz, Paul Gilbert, Motionless In White, Electric Wizard and more, including lessons, tabs and reviews of new gear from D'Angelico, Washburn, Boss, Morley, Lace Music and Carr Amps, <a href="http://guitarworld.myshopify.com/collections/guitar-world/products/guitar-world-december-14-slipknot/?&amp;utm_source=gw_homepage&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=JoeBExcerpt">check out the December 2014 issue at the Guitar World Online Store.</a></em></strong></p>
<p><strong>The House Is Rocking: To celebrate the release of his new album, <em>Different Shades of Blue</em>, Joe Bonamassa invites us over for a look at his ever-growing collection of vintage axes and amps.</strong> </p>
<p>“There’s nothing on my new album that’s going to outplay Clapton, Hendrix or the other greats,” says six-string roots-and-rock rabble-rouser Joe Bonamassa. “That’s not what I’m trying to do. My job in 2014 is to keep that kind of organic music alive.”</p>
<p>For Bonamassa, that means fanning the flames of the blues. So after recording his new <em>Different Shades of Blue</em>, he headed to Colorado’s famed Red Rocks Amphitheater in late August to build a bonfire—playing a sold-out concert with a set list culled from the catalogs of genre giants Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf that was shot for DVD. </p>
<p>“We had 10,000 people,” he says. “That’s what I call ‘proof of life.’ There’s always talk about the blues dying out, but it won’t. You just have to make it a little different. That’s where the Black Keys and Jack White have succeeded and I’ve failed. They’ve actually convinced college kids that they’re listening to hip music—but it’s just blues twisted a new way—while I’m playing for the college kid’s parents.”</p>
<p>That’s not entirely true. Bonamassa’s broadsword tone, conflagrant licks, dusted-soul singing and cinematic songs have sliced through the striations of demography with an efficiency unseen by any roots-based guitar slinger since Stevie Ray Vaughan. He’s a social-media darling who sells out auditoriums and amphitheaters in a flash. And despite putting out his own albums and DVDs, he’s hit Number One on the <em>Billboard</em> blues chart a record dozen times, sells more music than most major-label artists and was nominated for a Grammy in 2013. No wonder the guy owns one of every Gibson Les Paul made between 1952 and 1961, including the two 1959s—his beloved “Spot” and “Principal Skinner” Les Paul Standards—that he played on <em>Different Shades of Blue</em>.</p>
<p>Bonamassa’s fortunes turned north when he kicked the beer-and-barbecue circuit in favor of partnering with his producer, Kevin Shirley, a decade ago. Their alchemical mix of music and marketing smarts has resulted in gold. But <em>Different Shades of Blue</em> has a slightly different sheen, raising the already high bar of their studio craftsmanship a few more clicks.</p>
<p>There’s even an overture, signaling that something special is afoot, to set up the 10 original tunes. It’s an instrumental excerpt of Jimi Hendrix’s “Hey Baby (New Rising Sun)” that does justice to the original’s sharp-tooted Strat tones. Bonamassa keeps moving like a single-coil shark into “Oh Beautiful,” tastefully coloring his howling expressionist solo with a patina of phase shifter. </p>
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<p>The intro to “Never Give All Your Heart” recalls Pete Townshend’s <em>Who’s Next</em>–era high-wattage humbucker clangor as it takes Bonamassa back to his beloved Les Pauls. By the time the 37-year-old guitar slinger steps up to solo in that tune, his tone has shifted to a sophisticated-but-brass-knuckled distillation of British blues blasters, ranging from Jimmy Page to David Gilmour, yet his phrasing is the unique blend of elongated melody and textural grit that has become Bonamassa’s own trademark. As <em>Different Shades of Blue</em> ends with the ballad “So, What Would I Do,” it’s clear that in the two years since his previous studio recording Driving Toward the Daylight Bonamassa has revised his sound and refined his songwriting and vocal delivery to land on a new and very high creative plateau.</p>
<p>After 20-something studio recordings, live albums and DVDs, Bonamassa and Shirley went searching for new fuel for <em>Different Shades of Blue</em>. They found it in Nashville, where Bonamassa traveled five times in the past year for marathon songwriting sessions with ace tunesmiths James House, Jerry Flowers, Jonathan Cain, Jeffrey Steele and Gary Nicholson.</p>
<p>“Kevin suggested that I write all original songs for this album,” Bonamassa recounts. “I can write a decent song, but I’m also a touring musician and have a lot of other projects, so I needed help. These guys were brilliant, patient and inspiring, and, like it says in the title, they helped me make a different kind of blues album.</p>
<p>“Most blues guitar players don’t concentrate on singing and melodies. And forget about the bridge—the bridge doesn’t exist. They go straight for the solo. This was all about writing great songs and then playing solos that I believe in and that really speak for the songs, and putting it all on analog tape, which is great for warm lower and upper-midrange guitar tones and still has the right brightness and articulation.”</p>
<p>And Bonamassa’s guitars have never been more articulate, speaking throughout the tunes in big, clear, warm, perfectly burnished tones that covey the menu of joy, loss and hope in their lyrics. In part, that’s because he varied his usual Marshall, Dumble and Van Wheeldon Twinkleland amp diet for the sessions, adding new Dumbles—ultimately employing four Overdrive Specials—and, more important, a juicy main course of vintage Fenders including a 1965 Twin Reverb, a 1962 Vibroverb, a 1962 Deluxe, a 1958 Twin and a 1962 Reverb. </p>
<p>“The sound of the Fenders was so inspiring that, for the first time in 15 years, I’m changing up my road rig and going out with all Fenders,” Bonamassa says. “I’m going to have to work a little harder, but the warmth and the presence is worth forcing myself to make it work. </p>
<p>“Plus, every few years I feel like I need to throw a firecracker into my life, musically and otherwise,” he adds. “In the last year a lot has happened in my personal life, too. A relationship I was in for four years broke up, I moved house… I fear being complacent. If I feel like things are getting into a routine, I want them to be different. I need to keep improving and keep moving forward.”</p>
<p>Another change on <em>Different Shades of Blue</em> was the increased presence of Stratocasters—a 1956 blonde Strat, a 1963 sunburst and a 1965 in Lake Placid Blue. “I know people associate me with the Les Paul, and I am a Les Paul guy to the bone,” Bonamassa says. “I love my vintage Les Pauls, I love my signature models with Gibson, and I think Gibson is making some of the best guitars they’ve ever made right now. But I also love the sound of a great Strat. To me, that classic Les Paul tone and that classic Strat sound cover pretty much everything I could ever want to play.”</p>
<p><em>Photo: Angela Boatwright</em></p>
<p><strong><em>This is an excerpt from the December 2014 issue of </em>Guitar World<em>. For the rest of this Joe Bonmassa story, plus features on Slipknot, Slash, Lenny Kravitz, Paul Gilbert, Motionless In White, Electric Wizard and more, including lessons, tabs and reviews of new gear from D'Angelico, Washburn, Boss, Morley, Lace Music and Carr Amps, <a href="http://guitarworld.myshopify.com/collections/guitar-world/products/guitar-world-december-14-slipknot/?&amp;utm_source=gw_homepage&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=JoeBExcerpt">check out the December 2014 issue at the Guitar World Online Store.</a></em></strong></p>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-talks-fender-strats-and-his-new-album-different-shades-blue#commentsDecember 2014Joe BonamassaInterviewsNewsFeaturesMagazineFri, 17 Oct 2014 18:36:44 +0000Ted Drozdowskihttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/22590Joe Bonamassa Releases Trailer for New Album, 'Different Shades of Blue' — Videohttp://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-releases-trailer-new-album-different-shades-blue-video
<!--paging_filter--><p><a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-premieres-different-shades-blue-music-video">As we announced last week</a>, Joe Bonamassa will be releasing his 16th album, <em>Different Shades of Blue</em>, September 23 through J&amp;R Adventures.</p>
<p>Now the singer/guitarist has released a preview video — often known as an EPK (electronic press kit) — for the new album. You can check out the entire seven-and-a-half-minute trailer below. In the clip, Bonamassa previews several of the tracks, discusses the recording process and more.</p>
<p>This is Bonamassa’s first studio album in two years and the first in his career to be made up entirely of original material. As always, gear lovers get to see a nice selection of Bonamassa's guitars, including a few sweet Gibson Les Pauls!</p>
<p>Check out the trailer below. Right below that, you'll find the first official music video from the album; it's the title track, "Different Shades of Blue." Enjoy both!</p>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-releases-trailer-new-album-different-shades-blue-video#commentsJoe BonamassaVideosNewsWed, 23 Jul 2014 16:24:02 +0000Damian Fanellihttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/21912Joe Bonamassa Premieres "Different Shades of Blue" Music Videohttp://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-premieres-different-shades-blue-music-video
<!--paging_filter--><p>Grammy-nominated blues-rock guitarist/singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa has released the first music video and track from his upcoming album, <em>Different Shades of Blue</em>, which will be released via J&amp;R Adventures on September 23. </p>
<p>This is Bonamassa’s first studio album in two years and the first in his career to be made up entirely of original material. </p>
<p>Check out the video for the title track, "Different Shades of Blue," below. Be sure to tell us what you think in the comments or on Facebook!</p>
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<!--paging_filter--><p>As the headline implies, what we've got here is a fan-filmed video of Joe Bonamassa and Zakk Wylde performing Cream's "Crossroads."</p>
<p>The show took place in mid-December 2013 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.</p>
<p>Be sure to tell us what you think of their performance in the comments below or on Facebook!</p>
<p>And, of course, Cream's legendary 1968 live version of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads" is included in <em>Guitar World</em>'s list of Eric Clapton's 50 Greatest Guitar Moments. </p>
<p>To see exactly where it landed on our list — and exactly what we said about it and the other 49 songs — <a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/ec-listening-eric-claptons-50-greatest-guitar-moments">head in this general direction.</a></p>
<p>And while you're at it, <a href="http://www.guitarworld.com/hear-eddie-van-halen-play-eric-claptons-crossroads-guitar-solo-note-note">check out this audio clip of Eddie Van Halen performing the "Crossroads" solo during an interview in the mid-Eighties.</a></p>
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http://www.guitarworld.com/video-joe-bonamassa-and-zakk-wylde-perform-creams-crossroads#commentsCreamJoe BonamassaZakk WyldeVideosNewsThu, 08 May 2014 21:28:32 +0000Damian Fanellihttp://www.guitarworld.com/article/20462Joe Bonamassa Talks 'SeeSaw,' His New Album with Beth Hart, and His Ongoing Love Affair with Gibson's Les Paul "Burst"http://www.guitarworld.com/joe-bonamassa-talks-seesaw-his-new-album-beth-hart-and-his-ongoing-love-affair-gibsons-les-paul-burst
<!--paging_filter--><p><em>This is an excerpt from the August 2013 issue of Guitar World magazine. For the rest of this story, plus a Jeff Hanneman tribute and poster and features on Buzz Osbourne of the Melvins, Iggy and the Stooges, Steve Morse of Deep Purple, Eric Clapton's 2013 Crossroads Guitar Festival, the 25 Best Guitar &amp; Music Apps and more, <a href="http://store.guitarworld.com/collections/guitar-world/products/guitar-world-august-13-jeff-hanneman/?&amp;utm_source=homepage&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=BonaExcerpt">check out the August 2013 issue at the Guitar World Online Store.</a></em></p>
<p><em>On the heels of his London retrospective shows, the indefatigable Joe Bonamassa talks about his busy career, his new album with singer Beth Hart and his ongoing love affair with the ultimate blues electric guitar: the Gibson Les Paul “Burst.”</em></p>
<p>It’s six o’clock on April 12, just two hours before show time, and Joe Bonamassa is sitting in his dressing room at Seattle’s famed Paramount Theatre absent-mindedly flipping through pictures of vintage guitars on his iPad. “Check this out,” he says to his tech while holding up the tablet. </p>
<p>“The Black Dan Armstrong Collection, bass and guitar, just $1,500 each.” The tech, who is seated on the couch next to Bonamassa, is gently playing the guitarist’s newest acquisition, a 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard that he purchased from a seller in South Africa. He looks up to the screen and nods approvingly while setting the instrument back in its case. The two men engage in a brief conversation about the necessity of using Gorilla Glue on a piece of equipment before the tech excuses himself from the room.</p>
<p>Tonight will be Bonamassa’s second show on his spring 2013 North American tour, and although he’s battling a nasty flu that he contracted a short time ago in Europe, he seems to be in good spirits. “That first show a couple days ago in Vancouver was great,” he says. “I was on fire, great crowd, band played good. It was awesome.” </p>
<p>His enthusiasm is commendable given not only his health but the pace of his life recently. This past March, Bonamassa released the double-CD <em>An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House</em>, recorded last July during a two-week unplugged tour. Around the same time that the CD was issued, he performed four shows in London that chronicled his rise from small, intimate clubs to historic venues like the Hammersmith Apollo and the Royal Albert Hall. He also recorded <em>SeeSaw</em>, his second album with vocalist Beth Hart.</p>
<p>The quartet of London shows served as the climax for his European tour and were duly filmed and recorded for eventual release. </p>
<p>Together, they served as a retrospective of Bonamassa’s now 13-year professional career. “They worked, but I’ll never do that again,” declares the guitarist. “I don’t think anyone has ever attempted anything like that. Now I know why. It was almost like Evel Knievel jumping the fountain [at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas]: it doesn’t make it a good fucking idea.”</p>
<p>Perhaps it was the still-lingering effects of the illness, but when he speaks about the shows, there is a twinge of weariness in his voice. “It was a great career retrospective and it was great for the fans, more so than it was for me,” he notes. “I’m sure that I will watch the films later and go, ‘I enjoyed myself a lot more than I realized at the time.’ But the pressure of shooting four separate films was just massive.” </p>
<p>That’s not to say Bonamassa isn’t proud of what he accomplished, especially at the penultimate show at the Royal Albert Hall, a venue that holds a special place in his heart. “You know, there are some nights that you just feel it when you get down there,” he says. </p>
<p>“That initial roar of the crowd tells me everything I need to know about what I’m in for. If it’s tepid, that means I’m going to have to work tonight. If it’s electric, it’s just more inviting. It’s the kind of thing you want to bottle and always have. You can’t achieve it every night, but what you can do is certainly strive for it, and if I had to choose one of the venues for it to happen in, I graciously accept it happening at the Albert Hall. It’s a great sound at the Albert Hall, and the first time we played it, we missed the mark and played too loud. It’s a big room, but it’s tricky in that you can overpower it. So this time we had the sound right, the crowd was in it from the minute we stepped out, and it was just a great night.”</p>
<p><em>Photo: Jeremy Danger</em></p>
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